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cnn alison kosik has more. >> reporter: he's america's most famous billionaire. never one to shy away from the spotlight. >> you're fired. >> reporter: from his "apprentice" reality show to his almost run for the white house to the demand that president obama hand over his birth certificate, now donald trump is grabbing headlines again in a bombshell lawsuit accusing him of fraud. >> at trump university we teach success. that's what it's all about. success. it's going to happen to you. >> reporter: but new york attorney general said that promise was empty for the real estate mogul investor's university. the state wants $40 million. >> we are going to teach you better. >> reporter: it alleges trump misled perspective students, if they wanted to get rich, they would have to pay $1,500 for a three-day workshop. once there, then came the push for a year-long course at $35,000. the lawsuit says instructors even urged students to call their credit card companies to increase their limits so they could sink even more money into classes. classes trump defended in a tweet
cnn alison kosik has more. >> reporter: he's america's most famous billionaire. never one to shy away from the spotlight. >> you're fired. >> reporter: from his "apprentice" reality show to his almost run for the white house to the demand that president obama hand over his birth certificate, now donald trump is grabbing headlines again in a bombshell lawsuit accusing him of fraud. >> at trump university we teach success. that's what it's all about. success....
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the great thing about america. or italy, because it's an italian company. french company, thank you. i don't know my fashion let alone my sports so i think we should move on. >> permian, french. >>> time for the rock block, a quick roundup of the stories you'll be talking about today. >> you two make me smile. from "the guardian" did life begin on mars? 3 million years ago they may have brought over an element that helped organic molecules develop into the first life forms on earth. >>> a think piece from "the wall street journal," researchers used stem cells to grow miniature modules of most natural structure known to man, the mini brains. this little gem from "usa today," acue puncture for an alligator? it's apparently helped his bad back. who knew? time for business news with christine romans. >> good morning, michaela. stock futures higher this morning as prospects of an eminent u.s. military strike on syria seem less certain. wednesday the dow industrials broke a two-day losing streak and showed the largest one day point gain in a week. >>> for the fir
the great thing about america. or italy, because it's an italian company. french company, thank you. i don't know my fashion let alone my sports so i think we should move on. >> permian, french. >>> time for the rock block, a quick roundup of the stories you'll be talking about today. >> you two make me smile. from "the guardian" did life begin on mars? 3 million years ago they may have brought over an element that helped organic molecules develop into the first...
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making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. >> try to time the sit. okay, that time of the morning. that time of the week and friday strong with john berman in d.c. where all great men reside with his new day award of the day award. what do you have for us, my handsome friend. >> great to see you this friday. many of you celebrating the long labor day weekend this weekend. not all of us, but many of you. i digress. an even more important holiday, tomorrow is international bacon day. i have my stocking up by the fireplace and hoping the bacon fairy puts strips under my pillow. there is another way to celebrate, though. ford, that's right, the car company ford is offering a chance for their drivers to wrap their cars in bacon. sort of. they're offering these vinyl decals for 2014 ford fiestas. bacon decals. it's not a fiesta if there's not bacon. prices start at 78 bucks plus ins insulation, it's fairly expensive. that's pretty good bacon. >> the total cost of the car. >> you have to get th
making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. >> try to time the sit. okay, that time of the morning. that time of the week and friday strong with john berman in d.c. where all great men reside with his new day award of the day award. what do you have for us, my handsome friend. >> great to see you this friday. many of you celebrating the long labor day weekend this weekend. not all of us, but many of you. i digress. an even more important...
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making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. >> here we are. i have a question for you this morning, friends. how do you like your oreos? i, myself, am an oreo purest. original only because i don't like double stuff because i don't actually care for the icing. i can do without it, frankly, chris and kate. that debate aside, grab your milk and get ready for some cookie crumbling breaking news. >> cream cookie. >> twist them, dunk them, lick them. swallow them whole. no matter how you eat your oreos, one thing most oreo lovers can agree on. the cream is the best part. but there's a new twist. that beloved cream is in the center of scandal. are double stuff oreos really all they're stuffed up to be? a high school math class in upstate new york find out how much stuff is actually in double stuf oreos. >> most of them had practice and separating the oreo in half and getting a clean side bet gutting two clean sides and just leaving the stuf was difficult. >> reporter: the original and double stu
making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. >> here we are. i have a question for you this morning, friends. how do you like your oreos? i, myself, am an oreo purest. original only because i don't like double stuff because i don't actually care for the icing. i can do without it, frankly, chris and kate. that debate aside, grab your milk and get ready for some cookie crumbling breaking news. >> cream cookie. >> twist them, dunk them,...
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>> he's the president of the entire united states of america. he speaks for many when he says he stands on the shoulders of giants. men and women of ordinary means and backgrounds who risk their lives so we can enjoy the freedom we have today prior to the 1963 march. we didn't have voting rights laws on the books so the march had a visible impact immediately on the country so the president will talk again about the journey but also i think the way forward. >> and let's talk about real quickly that way forward. the president in the last election cycle faced criticism from the african-american community he had not done enough to advance the cause. what are the near term challenges of the american civil rights movement you'd like to see the president talk about and you think the country should focus on. >> the great recession really took away the assets of african-americans. 55% of african-americans lost many of their major assets including their homes and so black unemployment remained very high. youth unemployment remained high. the american drea
>> he's the president of the entire united states of america. he speaks for many when he says he stands on the shoulders of giants. men and women of ordinary means and backgrounds who risk their lives so we can enjoy the freedom we have today prior to the 1963 march. we didn't have voting rights laws on the books so the march had a visible impact immediately on the country so the president will talk again about the journey but also i think the way forward. >> and let's talk about...
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>> obama's larger desire is not to get america into a third middle eastern conflict. but he had gone out and said himself that if the syrian regime used chemical weapons that would be considered a red line. once he put himself out there, i think it was difficult for him given the gravity of this attack, a truly horrendous attack with chemical weapons for him to do nothing. >> ironically, quick take, does russia saying don't do this help the chances that it doesn't have to be a military response? >> no, but my guess would be we're trying to send a message to the russian this is is going to be a limited strike. we're not trying to overthrow assad and that will lead their response to not be that severe. >> peter beinart thank you for the insight. >>> let's turn to dangerous weather at home, the fierce wildfire burning in and around yosemite national park showing no signs of letting up and it's threatening san francisco's water supply and power grid. the rim fire burned through almost 161,000 acres so far, the 13th largest wildfire inle kaical history. cnn's nick valencia
>> obama's larger desire is not to get america into a third middle eastern conflict. but he had gone out and said himself that if the syrian regime used chemical weapons that would be considered a red line. once he put himself out there, i think it was difficult for him given the gravity of this attack, a truly horrendous attack with chemical weapons for him to do nothing. >> ironically, quick take, does russia saying don't do this help the chances that it doesn't have to be a...
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he was a 10-year-old boy in a segregated america. >> and today, he's a professor of philosophy and christian practice at union theological seminary. mr. west, what's the biggest challenge facing the civil rights movement today? >> the biggest changes has to do with the three crimes that martin luther would want us to face, wall street crimes that remain unpunished, the war on drugs and the war crimes that drop bombs on innocent people, especially innocent children. both the march had mag -- the obama administration, they have betrayed the legacy of martin king because they haven't talked about those three crimes, wall street crimes, war crimes and going into a bogus war against drugs have had their rights violated. >> you obviously feel that there is so much farther to go when it comes to civil rights, but i wonder, do you think that the modern civil rights movement needs a figure head? it doesn't seem to have one. >> that's a good question. reverend al sharpton, we witnessed yesterday the coronation of reverend al sharpton as the house negro in the obama administration. given the msnbc prod
he was a 10-year-old boy in a segregated america. >> and today, he's a professor of philosophy and christian practice at union theological seminary. mr. west, what's the biggest challenge facing the civil rights movement today? >> the biggest changes has to do with the three crimes that martin luther would want us to face, wall street crimes that remain unpunished, the war on drugs and the war crimes that drop bombs on innocent people, especially innocent children. both the march...
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. >>> that's right, violations including america's snooping on americans' e-mails. >> cnn just sat down with an exclusive interview with president obama and he asked him about growing skepticism about the nsa. good morning, christian. >> reporter: good morning, the president says the american people can trust the surveillance that's done by the nsa. he says there are checks in place. but he is also open to may going the situation more transparent. there's been a lot of discussion about what the nsa does. >> yeah. >> reporter: in the surveillance pro programs. you have said it's not the business of the u.s. government to spy on its own people. the more that seems to come, the more questions that seem to be raised. are you confident that you know everything going none that agency and that you can say to the american people, it's all done the right way? >> yes. but what i've also said is that it can only work in the american people trust what's going on. and what's been clear since the disclosures that were made by mr. snowden is that people don't have enough information. and around confid
. >>> that's right, violations including america's snooping on americans' e-mails. >> cnn just sat down with an exclusive interview with president obama and he asked him about growing skepticism about the nsa. good morning, christian. >> reporter: good morning, the president says the american people can trust the surveillance that's done by the nsa. he says there are checks in place. but he is also open to may going the situation more transparent. there's been a lot of...
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the administration is going into overdrive, trying to sell a skept skeptical america on a military response. >> the united states government now knows that at least 1,429 syrians were killed in this attack, including at least 426 children. >> not considering any open-ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. >> there is credibility, it will impact our national security for generations if we do not get it right. >> we come out, drawn into a regional conflict, which could happen, and more lives could be taken. before any military action is conducted by the united states, we need to have a full debate. >> we stand for democracy. we stand for human rights. we stand for not allowing innocent civilians, including children, to be gassed. >> it's clear to me that the british parliament, reflecting the views of the british people, do not want to see british military action. i get that, and the government will act accordingly. >> what we failed to do here is gain international support for that principle ahead of time. now we are scrambling while our ships are in place
the administration is going into overdrive, trying to sell a skept skeptical america on a military response. >> the united states government now knows that at least 1,429 syrians were killed in this attack, including at least 426 children. >> not considering any open-ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. >> there is credibility, it will impact our national security for generations if we do not get it right. >> we come out, drawn into a...